Hurricane Lee updates: Storm makes landfall in Nova Scotia as post-tropical cyclone

Tropical storm warnings are in effect in parts of Maine.

ByEmily Shapiro, Ivan Pereira, Morgan Winsor, and Meredith Deliso
Last Updated: September 16, 2023, 4:33 PM EDT

Lee made landfall as a post-tropical cyclone in Nova Scotia Saturday afternoon, after downgrading from a Category 1 hurricane.

A tropical storm warning remains in effect for portions of Maine.

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Sep 14, 2023, 6:07 AM EDT

What to know

There's an increasing likelihood that Hurricane Lee will bring wind, rain and flooding to coastal New England on Friday and into the weekend.

Lee is forecast to still be hurricane-strength by the time it passes east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, on Saturday morning.

PHOTO: Hurricane Lee forecast track graphic
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Lee could bring strong, gusty winds from Rhode Island to Boston to Maine. The heaviest rain, wind and storm surge will be from Cape Cod to Bar Harbor, Maine, from Friday night through Saturday.

Up to 4 feet of storm surge is possible on Cape Cod and Nantucket.

Hurricane conditions are possible in eastern Maine.

Early Sunday morning, Lee may make landfall between coastal Maine and Nova Scotia as a post-tropical storm. Then Lee will head out to sea.

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